Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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142. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding a family reunification application in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39001/13]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that an application for Family Reunification was received from the person referred to by the Deputy on 3 May 2013 and a letter issued on 29 May 2013 requesting information necessary to process the application. No response was received and further letters issued from INIS to the person concerned on 19 June 2013 and 29 August 2013. A fourth letter has now issued to the person concerned at the address provided by the Deputy.

The Deputy may wish to note that queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to INIS by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been established specifically for this purpose. This service enables up to date information on such cases to be obtained without the need to seek information by way of the Parliamentary Questions process. The Deputy may consider using the e-mail service except in cases where the response from INIS is, in the Deputy's view, inadequate or too long awaited.